Walking week campaign was launched on 20th March, 2017 and lasted for one week at A2 building with the aim to propagate the benefit of walking and encourage Ulis (University of Language and International Studies) students as well as teachers to come to class by climbing stairs instead of taking the elevator. Faculty of English Language Teacher Education (FELTE) has grown people concern about the campaign as it provides considerable benefits.

Walking brings a lot of health benefits as well as patience. In spite of this, with the existence of the modern and convenient elevator at the building A2, many Ulis students would rather use it than walk due to time-saving. Meanwhile, a great number of people might feel too exhausted or impatient to travel a long stretch of road on foot.

“Inspired by the similar campaign organized by a university under VNU, this activity was designed for obtaining the maintenance and improvement of individual heath as well as creating a healthy physical activity habit for everyone. We believe that Ulis students and teachers in general will seize control of the good walking habit after the organization of this campaign.” – shared one of FELTE’s members, talking about the target of this activity.

“This program worths being upheld. I think a lot of students still show their laziness in walking habit as they even wait for the elevator just to get to the third or forth floor. Furthermore, sometimes a few students are in hurry that they don’t give slot for teachers, which seems quite rude to me. A great number of students have raised more awareness of stair climbing habit instead of using elevator since this campaign was launched. The campaign also offers a chance to walk for some students as well as teachers, who hardly go out or mostly travel by vehicles.” – According to Ms Lan (the Dean of the Department of Economics)

Most of students interviewed show their support for the walking campaign and grant approval to the substantial benefits of this activity.

The campaign also demonstrated the FELTE’s creativity and professionalism through the funny posters and banners stuck around the stairs and elevators with meaningful and motivative messages to which no one will pass by without paying attention. The great part of people who were interviewed shared that they mainly knew the campaign through this means of propaganda.

A poster stuck to the elevatorFunny banners around the stairs encourage people to walk.

The walking week campaign has finished after its dynamic occurrence in one week, leaving a great impression on everyone. The majority of Ulis students and teachers take a stance that the campaign has significant influence on its beneficiaries. However, some might insist that it only achieves the short-term influence since people seem to return to their habit of using elevator for traveling after the end of the campaign. It is recommended by students and teachers that the walking week should be monthly organized to obtain further widespread effectiveness and gradually create a long-term habit of walking in Ulis’ people.